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 HKRRINCJSIIAW S LIHRARV OK AMKUICAN HIOORAPHY. 'm he was an associute justice of the supronip court of Iowa. Hall, Jonathan Prescott, lawyer, jurist, orator, author, was born July 9, 1790, in I'ornfrot. Conn. He was the author of Reports of Casc^ in the Superior Court of the He died Sept. I'ity of New York. l«28-29. •29."

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Hall, Joseph, soldier, merchant, congressman, was born .lune 2fi. 179.1, in Kssex countv. Mass. He served as Iieut<-nant of

militia in 1813-14;

and

1817-19 was engagcd in mercantile purin

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He was

sheritT counties for

twelve years; and in 18.13-37 he was a rep-

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resentativcf rom Maine to the twenty-

third and

twenty-

fourth congresses. He was the first northern

man who voted iigainst receiving slav-

ery petitions.

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Hall,

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also a noted orator. Boston, Mass. lawyer, state senator, con.

and Idaho northern

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Copper ••ompany. Hall, Mrs. Louisa Jane Park, author, poet, Feb. 7. 1802. in Xewburyport. Mass. She was the author of Miriam, a dramatic poem: Joanna of Naples, a tale; and Life of Elizabeth Carter. She died in

was born

in

Providence. R.I.

Lyman,

physician, congressman, a the declaration of independence, colonial governor, was born in 172.5 in Connecticut. In 1775 79 he was a delegate from Hall,

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Lyman, educator, mathematician, was born Feb. 18, 18."»9, in AmeriIn 1S88-95 he was professor of

mattiematics; and

in

189.'>

became president

of the Oeorgia sciiool of technology. He was the autlior of Hall's First Chapters in Algebra; and Klements of Algebra. He died ill

in

11105

Georgia.

Hall, Mrs. Mary L., educator, p<K't. was born .May 20. 1839, in St. Helena, N.Y. She was tor twenty years a teacher of penmanship at Attica, N.Y, She is the author of many short stories; and a volume of poems She died in Attica, N.Y. nlit!e«l Live Coal. Hall, Nathan Kelsey, lawyer, jurist, conollicer, was born .Manli gressman, caliitit Ho was edu10.1810, in .Marcelliis. N.Y. cated in the public schools and academies of his native state. He served as a member «»f

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the New York state legislature; aiul during 1847-49 he was a representative to the thirtieth congress.

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been president since their organization. He is also president of the Boston Seven Devils*

1892

(ia.

1S28, in Wakewas born Nov. He was a state senator in 1871-

Hall, Lewis A., railroad president. built the Manistitjue railro.id and the

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Hall,

author,

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72; and a member of the stat«' house of He was United representatives in 1874. States- district attorney in 1874-79; and in 1879-83 he was a representative from Xew Hampshire to the forty-sixth and fortyHe seventh congresses as a republican. died Oct. 31. 1898, in Dover, X.H. Hall, Josiah Newhall, educator, physician, was born Oct. 11, 18.19, in North Chelsen, Mass. He was professor of medicine at the In l)«-nver and Gross colh-ge of medicine. 1883-92 he practiced at Sterling. C9 he was a representative from Ohio to the thirty-fifth congress. He die<l Jan. 20. 1803. in liucyrus, Ohio.

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the continental congress, and signed the declaration of independence. In 17S3-S4 he was colonial gt)vernor of (ieorgia. He died Oct. 19, 1790, in Burke county, (Georgia

During 1850-52 he was general; postmaster and was subseqiu'ntly appointed judge of the United States district York. He died March 2. 1S7I. in HiilTalo, N.Y. Hall, Nathaniel, clergyman, was born -ug. In 18.30-75 he 13. ISO.-., in M.dford. Slass. was sole pastor of the First unitarian parish of Dorchester, Mass. He died Oct. 21, 1875, in Dorchester, Mass. Hall, Newton Marshall, clergyman, author, was born Jan. 10. 1805. in Manchester. N.H. In 1891-03 he was professor of English at Iowa college. Since 1899 lu' has hem pastor of the North congregational church at Springfield. Mass. He is the author of Tho Critical .*ongress as a democrat. Hall, Norman Gordon, inventor, was born Sept. 22. lKf»7, in Canacla. His grandfather, David Hall, was born in the state of NewYork. He is now engaged in <lri1ling artesian and tubular wells in South Dakota. He is the inventor of a drill turner; and also of other mechanical devices. In 1811-13 he Hall, Obed, congressman. cc.irt

was to

tor

a

the

western

New

representative from New Hampshire twelfth congress. He died in New

Hampshire. Hall,

Osee Matson, lawyer, congressman, in Conneatit, Ohio. In 1891-95 he

was born